The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-11
OUR WARRINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 10, 1887.
Special Correspondence of The Daily News.
That the National Cepital is justly en-
titled to the reputation which it has ac-
quired as a great social center OF the
country, can no longer be doubted. No
other city can boast the brilliant enter
tainments, dinners, card parties and re-
in such bewildering variety and num-
Der as to render it quite impossible for
person to attend one half of them (assum
ing of course that he were 50 fortunate
as to get inv:tations), for society enter
tainments in Washington are above all
things select"
The week following the holidays usu-
ally marks the height of the season, and
the past week has by no means been an
exception to the rule. The reception at
the White House was q brilliant affair.
The day was suspicious, and as usual On
such occasions, the society people were
there, as were also the various represent
atives of foreign countries residing with
in convenient distance of Washington,
for no foreign minister would for q mo-
ment think of disregarding q custom
which requires that he should pay his
respects to the President upon New Years
Day.
Although Mr.. Cleveland had not en-
tirely recovered from his recent illness,
he endured the trying ordeal of shaking
hands with several hundred who were so
fortunate as to be able to crowd their
way into the East Room during the hour
which had been set apart for the recep
ton of the general public.
Minister West gave an elegant recep-
ton at the British Legation, on Wednes-
day evening, to celebrate the debut of
his daughter into society. All of the Of
fetal dignitaries of this country, and q
full representation of the diplomatic
corps, were present, in addition to the
leading society lights of the city.
The old circuit court chamber has,
during the past few days, become very
attractive, especially for the ladies. The
ing Of testimony in the inquiry that has
been instituted as to the mental con-
dition Of Mrs. lannon's, who created
such q sensation in London recently BY
her eccentricities. Much astonishment
was manifest when the lines of defense
was found to be that Prof. Emmons had
been unfaithful, and that, because his
wife had discovered il, he prosecuted
her with the charge Of insanity. There
seems to be a wide diversity OF opinion,
both among Mrs. Emmons' friends and
also among the medical experts, - 10
her sanity.
DIR. Godding, the superintendent of the
National Hospital for the Insane in this
city, insists that the lady is not in the
least insane, but somewhat eccentric. In
this opinion he Is confirmed by several of
the leading medical men Of the country.
while an equal number Of experts have
testified that in their opinion she is in
sane and should be confined in an asy-
lum. One of the jurors, before whom
the inquiry is being conducted. was the
foreman of the jury which conducted q
similar investigation in the case Of Gut
teau, and several of the expert witnesses
also testified in that case.
On Thursday last The Senate paaDed .
bill granting to Mrs. Logan pension Of
81 900 a year. Although the day was
not originally Intended to be the occasion